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Ministry of Defence
Cabinet approves transfer of 4 acres of Defence land on lease basis to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for the construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4 at Kandhar Lines, Delhi Cantt.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the transfer of 4 acres of Defence land in perpetuity basis to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan  for the construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4 at Kandhar Lines, Delhi Cantt. at a nominal rent of one rupee per annum.
Background:
At present, Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4 at Delhi Cantt has been functioning from a temporary re-appropriated building in Survey No. 14, Delhi Cantt., since its establishment in 1994. Presently, 956 children are studying in the school. Construction of own permanent school building by KVS will provide proper and comfortable academic environment with all required amenities for the school going children of serving personnel families, ex-servicemen families and children of civilians in and around Delhi Cantt.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates countrymen on the passage of GST Bill
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has congratulated the countrymen on the passage of GST Bill.
“GST बिल पास होने पर सभी देशवासियों को बधाई | नया साल, नया कानून, नया भारत!”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Railways
Best ever safety record of Indian Railways
No passenger deaths in the current year in the last 11 months
 there has been no fatality of any railway passenger in any consequential railway accident. The remarkable feat has been achieved for the first time in the year 2019-20 since introduction of Railway System in India 166 years ago in the year 1853. The zero passenger fatalities in the last 11 months is a result of continuous efforts by Indian Railways to improve safety performance in all respects. Safety being the topmost priority always, the measures undertaken for safety improvement include massive renewal of railway tracks, effective track maintenance, stringent monitoring of safety aspects, improved training of railway staff, improvements in signaling system, use of modern technology for safety works, switching over to modern and safer LHB coaches in phases from the conventional ICF coaches. Also total elimination of Unmanned Level Crossings Gates on broad gauge has resulted in elimination of accidents on this score thus giving huge impetus to safety of train operations.
All the above could become possible with inputs in the system in the form of Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh  introduced in the year 2017-18 with a corpus of Rs1 lakh crore to be spent in next five years, having annual outlay of Rs 20,000 crore. With this fund, it has been possible to undertake very critical safety works of urgent nature and results are evident.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
184.06 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 14,307
Active cases stand at 0.03%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
1,594 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,89,004
1,225 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
78.91 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 6,07,987 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Films Division and IDPA webinar on fundraising for documentary and short-film makers
14 August 2020
Films Division, in collaboration with Indian Documentary Producers’ Association , is taking a step forward in boosting the morale of documentary and short film makers by organizing a Webinar on ‘Crowdfunding’ on 17th August 2020 from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. on Google Meet. The event will be conducted by ‘Crowdera’ for which participation is free but pre registration is mandatory.
Major concerns that will be covered in the webinar cum workshop include – Introduction to Film Fundraising, Modern Fundraising Shift, Developing Project Story Creation, Designing Pre and Post launch strategies and leveraging the social media for growth. In addition to this, many other relevant topics will also be discussed. The webinar will be followed by a Q&A session.
Mr. Chet Jain of Crowdera, which is a crowdfunding platform for non-profit foundations and social innovators among others, will address the session and share his expertise. He is an Indian serial entrepreneur from Silicon Valley, California and Singapore and has worked with many leading global organizations in India as well as in the US.
Registration to participate in the webinar can be done at: fdworkshop2020[at]gmail[dot]com and queries may be addressed to publicity@filmsdivision.org or call 9890550861/8451900384.SC/Films Division /DR
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh holds a luncheon meeting with DDC chairpersons, vice chairpersons and members from Jammu &Kashmir
About 50 District Development Council members, Chairpersons and vice chairpersons called on Dr Jitendra Singh at his residence after completing their 5-day Exposure tour to Pune and Mumbaito study local self-government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Jammu and Kashmir the real 'self-rule' by ensuring successful conduct of panchayat elections and the first-ever district development council  polls in seven decades in November 2020: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today held a luncheon meeting for DDC chairpersons, Vice Chairpersons and members from Jammu & Kashmir.
About 50 District Development Council members, Chairpersons and vice chairpersons called on Dr Jitendra Singh at his residence after completing their 5-day Exposure tour to Pune and Mumbai to study local self-government. The Minister carefully listened to their hands-on training experiences and said that Maharashtra State has one of the oldest and most successful local self-rule structures in the country.
Later, talking to the media, Dr Jitendra Singh said, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave Jammu and Kashmir the real "self-rule' by ensuring successful conduct of regularPanchayat elections and the first-ever District Development Council  polls in seven decades in November 2020. He said, Jammu & Kashmir was often known for slogans of "self-rule", but the real self-rule has dawned only now and it needs to be further strengthened.
Dr Jitendra Singh also pointed out that DDC training programmes are continuously being held in Delhi and exposure tours are being organized to get them familiarized with the functioning of PRI bodies and Committees in various states. He said, recently, Indian Institute of Public Administration conducted such a programme in coordination with Delhi Municipal Corporation.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, Prime Minister Modi gave highest priority to Jammu & Kashmir and the most remarkable feature of the last eight years of his rule is that he not only gave J&K several important national level projects but through personal intervention also revived many such projects which got delayed for various reasons.
DDC Chairman Bharat Bhushan, DDC Chairman Udhampur Lal Chand, DDC Chairman Doda Dhanaiter Singh, DDC Chairman Reasi Sarv Singh Naag, DDC Advocate Amit Sharma,Vice Chairperson Udhampur Juhi Manhas, Karan Singh Atri, DDC members Manohar Lal. Sandeep Manhas,Kewal Krishna,Balwan Singh, Romesh chander,Rakesh Bodhi Subhash Bhagat,Suraj Singh, were among those who attended the luncheon meeting.
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Ministry of Defence
VCAS Air Marshal HS Arora witnesses Combined Guided Weapons Firing at AFS Suryalanka
Air Marshal HS Arora PVSM AVSM ADC, Vice Chief of the Air Staff , witnessed Surface to Air Guided Weapons Firing as a part of Combined Guided Weapons Firing 2020 at Air Force Station Suryalanka on 01 Dec 20.
The exercise was conducted from 23 Nov to 02 Dec 2020. Indigenous Akash Missile System along with Russian short range Igla missiles were fired and engaged the Manoeuverable Expendable Aerial Targets  providing near realistic training to the combat crew.
While the country continues to face the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Air Force continues to hone its operational capabilities with an eye on the prevailing security situation. In his address to the air warriors, the VCAS commended the participating combat squadrons for their professionalism and also appreciated the efforts put in by the Station for organizing this exercise with requisite COVID precautions. He urged all the air warriors to be ready to apply all lessons learnt in the CGWF 2020 to any emerging operational scenario.
Ministry of Steel
Raw Material for Steel Industry
The demand of raw material i.e., iron ore for Indian Steel Industry is met from the domestic supply in the country while the demand of coking coal is met mainly through imports.
The focus of the Government is on increasing domestic production of coal and to achieve these targets through allocation of more coal blocks, pursuing with State Governments for assistance in land acquisition and coordinated efforts with Railways. In order to enhance domestic production, 25% of coal production has been allowed for sale of coal for newly allocated captive coal blocks. Commercial mining, with a provision for 100% foreign investment, has also been allowed by the Government.
Further, Ministry of Mines through their two separate orders dated 16.09.2019 have allowed Steel Authority of India Limited  to sell 25 percent of its total iron ore production in the previous year and to dispose of the old stock of 70 Million Tonnes  of low grade iron fines and ores  lying dumped across different captive mines of SAIL. SAIL mines have made available about 2.6 MT of iron ore  during the period April-December, 2020.
Steel is a de-regulated sector. Decisions regarding modernization, expansion or setting up new steel plants/greenfield projects are taken by the respective companies, based on commercial considerations and market dynamics keeping in view techno-economic viability of projects.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
PORT CALL OF INS SAHYADRI AND INS KOLKATA TO PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kolkata, mission deployed in the Eastern IOR, arrived at Port Moresby on 02 Aug 23, for enhancing maritime partnership and cooperation with Papua New Guinea.
During the port call, the crew from the two ships will engage with personnel from PNG Defence Forces in a wide range of activities including professional interactions, cultural exchanges, Yoga sessions and ships visits. The port call is aimed at strengthening ties between India and Papua New Guinea in the maritime domain.
INS Sahyadri is the third ship of the indigenously designed and built Project-17 class multirole stealth frigates and is commanded by Capt Rajan Kapoor. INS Kolkata is the first ship of the indigenously designed and built Project-15A class destroyers and is commanded by Capt Sharad Sinsunwal. Both the ships have been built at Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai and are armed with an array of modern weapons and sensors which can address threats in all three dimensions.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 582
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 209.63 Crore
More than 21 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 209.63 Crore  today. More than 21 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10413463
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2nd Dose
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10101161
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Precaution Dose
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6626902
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18433533
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2nd Dose
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17689201
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Precaution Dose
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12883934
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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39956631
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|
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2nd Dose
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29532479
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61547713
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|
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2nd Dose
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51957601
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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560223176
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2nd Dose
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511691730
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Precaution Dose
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48666405
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203831120
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2nd Dose
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195971223
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Precaution Dose
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28714855
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127535454
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2nd Dose
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122483948
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Precaution Dose
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38047759
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1021941090
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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939427343
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Precaution Dose
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134939855
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Total
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2096308288
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 20th August, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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47
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2nd Dose
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284
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Precaution Dose
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10716
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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|
68
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2nd Dose
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476
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Precaution Dose
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21981
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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33804
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2nd Dose
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59484
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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10505
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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30086
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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26246
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2nd Dose
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102398
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Precaution Dose
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1121094
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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4774
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2nd Dose
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22145
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Precaution Dose
|
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511095
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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2723
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2nd Dose
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13955
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Precaution Dose
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218780
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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78167
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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228828
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Precaution Dose
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1883666
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Total
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2190661
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the passing away of Kashi Annapurna Temple Mahant Shri Rameshwar Puri ji
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of Kashi Annapurna Temple Mahant Shri Rameshwar Puri ji.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said,
"काशी अन्नपूर्णा मंदिर के महंत रामेश्वर पुरी जी के देहावसान से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। उनका जाना समाज के लिए एक अपूरणीय क्षति है। उन्होंने धर्म और अध्यात्म को समाज सेवा से जोड़कर लोगों को सामाजिक कार्यों के लिये निरंतर प्रेरित किया। ॐ शांति !"
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chairs meeting with Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Delhi LG Shri Anil Baijal, CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Mayors of three Municipal Corporations of Delhi and senior officers to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi
Shri Amit Shah says we have to make the country and the national capital Corona free, healthy and prosperous at the earliest under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
Home Minister Shri Amit Shah directs Central Government, Delhi Government and all three Municipal Corporations of Delhi to ensure proper implementation of house-to-house survey, Corona testing etc to the lowest level
Union Home Minister asks Delhi Government, all three Mayors and MCsD to work together
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has said we have to make the country and the national capital Corona free, healthy and prosperous at the earliest under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Shri Amit Shah chaired a meeting here today with the Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Delhi LG Shri Anil Baijal, CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Mayors of three Municipal Corporations of Delhi and senior officers to review COVID-19 situation in the national capital.
The Union Home Minister directed the Central Government, Delhi Government and all three Municipal Corporations of Delhi to ensure proper implementation of the decisions taken in the meeting held earlier this morning such as house-to-house survey, Corona testing etc to the lowest level. The Home Minister said the main aim of this meeting is to win the fight against Corona with mutual coordination.
Shri Amit Shah said we have to turn the country and the national capital Corona free, healthy and prosperous at the earliest under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He said this will be possible with the cooperation and coordination of all concerned. Union Home Minister asked the Delhi Government, all three Mayors and three the Municipal Corporations of Delhi to work together and implement the decisions taken in this morning’s meeting. The Home Minister also directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to ensure all guidelines are enforced strictly.
Ministry of Education
Maharashtra EBSB team tour historical significant tourist spots in Manipur on day two
Delegates interact with Sharita, former world boxing champion, at Laishram Sharita Devi Boxing Academy
On day two of the week-long exposure tour to Manipur, students from Nagpur of Maharashtra on Tuesday visited various tourist spots in and around the capital city besides paying a visit to Laishram Sharita Devi Boxing Academy.
A delegation of 50 students with three faculties and four student volunteers from Nagpur of Maharashtra arrived in Imphal on Monday  on a week-long exposure tour to Manipur under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat , a pilot initiative by Government of India.
The delegation first paid a visit to the Laishram Sharita Devi Boxing Academy where they were also given a warm reception at the training ground of the Academy.
While talking to the visiting delegation, the former world boxing champion highlighted the struggles, the sweat and tears she had shed in order to achieve the title of one of the most renowned Woman's Boxers in the world.
Explaining the reason behind establishing the boxing academy, Sharita told the delegates that it was to mold and guide the future generation as well as to find untapped talents among the youths who will one day glorify India in the field of sports.
She exhorted the visiting students saying that “Youths should dedicate more for the country”.
The renowned woman boxer also appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the EBSB program.
The delegation then visited historic Kangla fort in the heart of the capital city where they saw various sacred places such as Sanamahi temple and museum inside the fort.
The team then walked to Saheed Minar, Mapal Kangjeibung, the world’s oldest pologround, and then proceeded to Ima Keithel, the iconic all-women-run market.
At Ima Keithel, they experienced the shopping market run only by women and bought various souvenirs.
The delegation further visited Olympian Park at Sangaithel in Imphal West district where they saw the statues of all the 19 Olympians of Manipur including Mary Kom, Laishram Devendro Singh among others Olympians from the state in the afternoon.
In the evening, the EBSB delegates visited the Marjing Sahol Kangjei Mitam, a colossal classical equestrian statue of a player of Sagol Kangjei , riding a Meitei horse , constructed at the Marjing Polo Complex, the sacred sports site dedicated to God Marjing.
The Maharashtra team arrived here to reciprocate the recent visit of Manipuri students to their state .
The government of India, had conceptualized an initiative of ‘Yuva Sangam’ under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat  to strengthen people-to-people connect and build empathy between youth of the North-Eastern states and other states of the country.
Ministry of Defence
63RD NDC Course Commences
The 63rd National Defence College  Course commenced on January 02, 2023 with Lieutenant General SS Dahiya, Commandant NDC and the Course Participants laying wreaths at the National War Memorial, as a mark of respect to the fallen soldiers. The Course is focused on National Security & Strategy, along with strands of Governance, Technology, History, and Economics. It is represented by 41 Officers from Indian Army, 07 from Indian Navy, 13 from Indian Air Force, 19 from Civil Services, and 40 officers from 30 Friendly Foreign Countries .
The NDC conducts a course bringing together senior officers from Defence and Civil Services , for a 47-week duration. The previous Courses has witnessed increased representation from FFCs, given the relevance of NDC’s curriculum in addressing multifarious security challenges in various geographical and geopolitical context.
The National Defence College  was established in 1960. It is a premier Inter-Services academic institution under the Ministry of Defence, and is considered as the highest seat of strategic learning in the country.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 193.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 10.42 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,93,53,58,865
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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10,42,14,590
More than 193.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 10.42 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.